Synonyms of slacker

slacker

noun

ˈsla-kər 

1

as in shirker

one who deliberately avoids work or duty

there will be no slackers tolerated in this group—anyone who doesn't do their share will get booted out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shirker
• goldbrick
• lingerer
• drone
• slug
• dropout
• loafer
• slouch
• sluggard
• lazybones
• idler
• malingerer
• quitter
• loiterer
• laggard
• dawdler
• slowpoke
• saunterer
• slugabed
• lounger
• dallier
• putterer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• powerhouse
• pistol
• live wire
• doer
• hustler
• hummer
• go-getter
• self-starter

2

as in bum

an idle worthless person

views the under-30 generation as a bunch of slackers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bum
• hobo
• no-account
• beggar
• derelict
• good-for-nothing
• do-nothing
• dodger
• no-good
• no-goodnik
• vagrant
• ne'er-do-well
• drifter
• tramp
• shirker
• vagabond
• transient
• roamer
• waif
• loafer
• slouch
• urchin
• lazybones
• sluggard
• ragamuffin
• panhandler
• pauper
• idler
• goldbrick
• down-and-out
• slug
• indigent
• down-and-outer
• drone
• sundowner
• gamine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• success
• winner

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of slacker

Directed by Rifkin and co-written by the filmmaker with Piers Ashworth, Toad, follows the wild story of two naive slackers, Sam (James Paxton of Twisters) and Alex (Oliver Wyman of Feeling Randy), who are hired by a crime boss to transport a box of contraband psychedelic toads from LA to Vegas. —Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2024

Many people still view cannabis users as unmotivated slackers, content to waste their days in a haze of smoke. —Mark Travers, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024

However, services inflation — generally more sensitive to labor costs — should ease further due to a slacker job market and declining wage growth, economists said. —Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2024

At one point a trio of good-natured twenty-something slackers set up camp about 10 yards away from her little crew. —Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 9 Aug. 2024